Colour
#477F6D
- #477F6D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#477F6D is a cyan with RGB values 71, 127, 109 and HSL 161°, 28%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#477F6D#477F6D
HEX#477F6D
RGBrgb(71, 127, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.498, 0.4275
RGB percentages27.8%, 49.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(160.7, 28.3%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.7, 44.1%, 49.8%)
CMYK44.1%, 0%, 14.2%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,685,677
CSS custom property--colour: #477F6D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#B88092
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F4759
Analogous#477F51, #47757F
Triadic#6D477F, #7F6D47
Split complementary#7F4775, #7F5147
Tetradic#51477F, #7F4759, #757F47
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G127
B109
Red71 (27.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue160.71°
Saturation (HSL)28.28%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 7F · B 6D
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